Looking for step workout recomendations

rhbrand · 10-31-05, 03:11 PM

I'm in the mood to do step again!

It's been at least a year, maybe a little more, since I did a sep workout. Got totally burnt out on step and if I did another V-step or anything like it, I was gonna beat my tv to death with my step.

So I took a long time off, and did something stupid. Sold quite a few of my step workouts.

So, I need some more. I've got most of the Cathe's I want.

Here's what I'm looking for. Something less than 65 mins long, something with very little TIFT. I hate taking it from the top over and over again. I can do fairly complex stuff, so that doesn't bother me. Something lower impact or easy to modify down.

Give me some workouts to buy ladies!

cpcathy · 10-31-05, 03:17 PM

Gin Miller's Everybody Steps (I use for after a week off or so) and Gin's Simply Steps. Not too much TIFTing, fun steps but not difficult, about an hour long but I do them 30 minutes at a time.

Peggy T · 10-31-05, 04:23 PM

For something a little different I really like Mindy Mylrea's Down and Dirty Step. Its more "athletic" and has some fun conditioning drills.

http://www.videofitness.com/reviews/mylreadds.php

Keli Roberts Real Fitness Ultimate Step is kind of a nice change of pace, too.

I like the older Reebok stuff as well... gotta love Gin Miller.

mtnmom · 10-31-05, 07:00 PM

You might want to try Carole Paradise's Step By Design. It's steady-state cardio and about an hour long. It's a bit of a cross between athletic and dancy. Her cueing is dead-on so it's easy to pick up most of the choreo on the first go-round. Yet there are enough pivots and turns to keep you interested. Nice production, filmed in an old warehouse of some sort. There is a jumping jack thrown in, and some scissors - but you could modify those to lower the impact.

The only caveat is that it's currently produced on DVD-r. However, I put it in my player that is a bit finicky with burned DVDs and it played fine.

Laura S. · 10-31-05, 07:59 PM

Stepping gems I could not live without on my shelves (Well, I probably would live, but not as well!

):

Body Tech - Kari Anderson
Step Heaven - Christi Taylor
Step, Low, and Tone - Andre Houle (CIA workout)
Step Quest - Marcos Prolo
Step Fever - Donna Read

Celia M · 10-31-05, 10:51 PM

Gee whiz, if you can handle complex step, there is a WORLD of choices! All of these are either low impact, or can be easily modified to be low impact.

Some big favorites....

Andre Houle's Advanced Step. Not too advanced, and a total party. My all time fave.
Step Pro or Step Tools from Marcus Irwin (or really, any of Marcus' stuff).
Step Heaven from Christi Taylor (it's segmented so you can keep it under 65 minutes)
Anything by Rebecca Small
Franny Bennedetto's Cardio Parties (CIA 2K05)
Rob Glick's Amazing Step Styles (CIA 2302)

There are tons more choices, but these are enough to get you started. Enjoy!

LynnO · 11-01-05, 12:48 PM

Donna Read's CIA 9701 is a classic, but higher impact than most of her stuff. But then compared to Cathe, everyone seems lower impact with the exception of Mindy Mylrea.

Donna Read's other step workouts are lower impact but more complex.

I love Franny, but she's higher impact.

Charlene Prickett is lower impact, but most of her stuff doesn't have real combos. It can be repetitive, but you never go back and do the moves again.

yaya · 11-01-05, 03:27 PM

One of my favorite step workouts is Crunch's Fat Blaster The Next Step w/Kendell Hogan. It's 30-minutes of low impact step fun. It's certainly not a killer workout by any means, but it's a lot of fun so it might be a good one to get you back into step again.

I also enjoy Step Rhythm and Moves w/Petra Kolber and Great Moves Step Revival w/Jay Blahnik. Those are both around 45 minutes I think. And of course anything by Gin Miller is fun!

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10-31-05, 03:11 PM
rhbrand Join Date: Nov 2001	Looking for step workout recomendations I'm in the mood to do step again! It's been at least a year, maybe a little more, since I did a sep workout. Got totally burnt out on step and if I did another V-step or anything like it, I was gonna beat my tv to death with my step. So I took a long time off, and did something stupid. Sold quite a few of my step workouts. So, I need some more. I've got most of the Cathe's I want. Here's what I'm looking for. Something less than 65 mins long, something with very little TIFT. I hate taking it from the top over and over again. I can do fairly complex stuff, so that doesn't bother me. Something lower impact or easy to modify down. Give me some workouts to buy ladies! __________________ Check out my Blog Link in Profile on Home Page

10-31-05, 03:17 PM
cpcathy Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Southern California	Gin Miller's Everybody Steps (I use for after a week off or so) and Gin's Simply Steps. Not too much TIFTing, fun steps but not difficult, about an hour long but I do them 30 minutes at a time. __________________ Cathy Nobody Said It was Easy.... --The Scientist

10-31-05, 04:23 PM
Peggy T VF Supporter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Virginia	For something a little different I really like Mindy Mylrea's Down and Dirty Step. Its more "athletic" and has some fun conditioning drills. http://www.videofitness.com/reviews/mylreadds.php Keli Roberts Real Fitness Ultimate Step is kind of a nice change of pace, too. I like the older Reebok stuff as well... gotta love Gin Miller. __________________ Peg If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. -Will Rogers

10-31-05, 07:00 PM
mtnmom Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Santa Cruz Mtns, CA	You might want to try Carole Paradise's Step By Design. It's steady-state cardio and about an hour long. It's a bit of a cross between athletic and dancy. Her cueing is dead-on so it's easy to pick up most of the choreo on the first go-round. Yet there are enough pivots and turns to keep you interested. Nice production, filmed in an old warehouse of some sort. There is a jumping jack thrown in, and some scissors - but you could modify those to lower the impact. The only caveat is that it's currently produced on DVD-r. However, I put it in my player that is a bit finicky with burned DVDs and it played fine. __________________ ~~Diane~~

10-31-05, 07:59 PM
Laura S. VF Supporter Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC	Stepping gems I could not live without on my shelves (Well, I probably would live, but not as well! ): Body Tech - Kari Anderson Step Heaven - Christi Taylor Step, Low, and Tone - Andre Houle (CIA workout) Step Quest - Marcos Prolo Step Fever - Donna Read __________________ Laura Laura's Workout Mantras: Something is better than nothing The best workout is the one you will DO

10-31-05, 10:51 PM
Celia M Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Sacramento area, California	My favorites Gee whiz, if you can handle complex step, there is a WORLD of choices! All of these are either low impact, or can be easily modified to be low impact. Some big favorites.... Andre Houle's Advanced Step. Not too advanced, and a total party. My all time fave. Step Pro or Step Tools from Marcus Irwin (or really, any of Marcus' stuff). Step Heaven from Christi Taylor (it's segmented so you can keep it under 65 minutes) Anything by Rebecca Small Franny Bennedetto's Cardio Parties (CIA 2K05) Rob Glick's Amazing Step Styles (CIA 2302) There are tons more choices, but these are enough to get you started. Enjoy! __________________ http://pongo.net/helpboards/flashstar.gif Celia star of my own living room

11-01-05, 12:48 PM
LynnO VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001	Donna Read's CIA 9701 is a classic, but higher impact than most of her stuff. But then compared to Cathe, everyone seems lower impact with the exception of Mindy Mylrea. Donna Read's other step workouts are lower impact but more complex. I love Franny, but she's higher impact. Charlene Prickett is lower impact, but most of her stuff doesn't have real combos. It can be repetitive, but you never go back and do the moves again.

11-01-05, 03:27 PM
yaya Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wisconsin	One of my favorite step workouts is Crunch's Fat Blaster The Next Step w/Kendell Hogan. It's 30-minutes of low impact step fun. It's certainly not a killer workout by any means, but it's a lot of fun so it might be a good one to get you back into step again. I also enjoy Step Rhythm and Moves w/Petra Kolber and Great Moves Step Revival w/Jay Blahnik. Those are both around 45 minutes I think. And of course anything by Gin Miller is fun!